noun Download 🔗Share A receptacle in ferns which bears the sporangia, usually a stalk, but sometimes a scale (as in horsetails). Examples : "The biology student carefully examined the fern, noting the tiny, stalk-like sporangiophores that held the spores. " biology plant part structure organism nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A special type of hypha that bears sporangia on the tip. Examples : "The mold grew long, thread-like sporangiophores, each with a tiny, black ball of spores at the end. " biology plant microorganism Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading